Month: August 2016

“Life was different before the internet. Probably better.”

This quote from WayHome’s website captures a feeling that many of us can relate to, and the WayHome Music & Arts festival is all about stepping away from the screen and finding inspiration in music, art, and film. The three-day festival takes place at Burls Creek in Oro-Medonte, Ontario and 2016 marked its second annual event. WayHome hosts a variety of musical genres, including indie, folk, electronic and more. Fans flocked to Burls Creek to see headliners LCD Soundsystem, Arcade Fire, and The Killers along with over 60 additional acts on three different stages throughout the festival grounds.

The newest member of the Mountain Productions team is far from inexperienced. Bill Davis has taken on the position of hoist and rigging sales representative, bringing with him more than 25 years of experience in the entertainment industry.

Davis has served as a stagehand since the early ‘90s, but has taken on a number of other roles throughout the years. He got his start by helping out local bands and found himself working for a local amphitheater, soon after. While he started off as a truck loader, he quickly found himself serving as a promoter for the venue and different events throughout the region.

In 2014, we launched our MTN BOX road case design to reinvent the way production houses stored and transported their equipment. This case boasts unmatched durability and versatility, with the inclusion of an interchangeable insert system. Marty Wesstrom, head of Mountain Productions’ rigging department, worked on the design of the MTN BOX for years in order to provide the industry with a more robust case compared to the classic ATA cases. But how did the MTN BOX project begin? Here’s our Q+A with Marty about his career in entertainment production, and the creation of the MTN BOX.

We’re excited to present an informative and visual look at the components of a venue installation sub-grid. This new video breaks down the different parts of Mountain Productions’ Sub-Grid, including the symmetrical load bays, trussing, rig points, and fall protection. Head over to our Venue Installation webpage and watch the video today!

It’s become one of Canada’s premiere electronic dance festivals over the past 4 years, and the fifth year of VELD Music Festival continued the trend by hosting over 30 internationally acclaimed EDM artists that pumped the music all through Downsview Park in Toronto. VELD Music Festival puts a lot of resources into quality production, and each stage has an impressive display of video and lighting effects. Mountain Productions provided the strength needed to support the enormous production rigs at VELD and built an MTN Truss HD+ System and an MTN Truss HD System.